The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
acting, playing, playacting, performing
(noun) the performance of a part or role in a drama
Source: WordNet® 3.1
playacting
present participle of playact
playacting (usually uncountable, plural playactings)
pretence
overdramatic behaviour
• anaglyptic
Source: Wiktionary
3 July 2025
(noun) the faculty through which the external world is apprehended; “in the dark he had to depend on touch and on his senses of smell and hearing”
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.